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Sir Keir Starmer: The Analysis

​​Laura, Paddy and Henry unpack what the PM had to say.

​​Today, we’re going through the PM’s first major television interview since getting the job.
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He defended his decision to cut winter fuel payments for most pensioners, and said his government is "going to have to be unpopular" to deliver change.
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​​Paddy’s also been talking to the Health Secretary Wes Streeting, who says he’ll call in the private sector to get NHS waiting lists down.
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​​Newscast brings you daily analysis of the latest political news stories from the BBC. It was presented by Laura Kuenssberg and Paddy O’Connell. It was made by Chris Flynn and Arsenii Sokolov. The technical producer was Mike Regaard. The assistant editor is Chris Gray. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham.

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